Here is the first of three short tech nuggets (courtesy of Rich Nowakowski, TI) before our “Ask the experts” session on Wednesday, July 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT). Hopefully these brief blogs ...

A PQ expert can link an abnormal current or voltage waveform to an abnormal condition on a power system just as a handwriting expert matches a signature to a person. Many facilities now have online ...

Download this article in PDF format. The groundbreaking PWM-Resonant Ćuk topology could revolutionize the design of non-isolated, step-down dc-dc converters. This new topology provides much ...

Here's how to reduce the effect of capacitor switching on your power system Last month's article discussed exactly what happens when electric utilities switch shunt capacitors: power system components ...

These days switching power supplies are nearly ubiquitous and used throughout every electronic devices. They are valued for their small size, low cost, and efficiency. However, they have the major ...

ABB has released the Switching Control Sentinel (SCS) device designed for high-voltage circuit breakers. Voltage and current transients generated during switching of high-voltage circuit breakers are ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. For many, a good rule of thumb for switch-mode power designs has been that hard switching is easy, and soft switching ...